SCHOOLS & KIDS
Revenues down, enrollment up in K-8 district
Voters will be asked to help the Menlo Park City School District bridge a projected $2 million budget shortfall with a $178 annual parcel tax. The school board voted Feb. 2 to...
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M-A protest planned in Palo Alto today at noon
Some 25 to 40 students from Menlo-Atherton High School are planning to show up to today at noon outside Gunn High School in Palo Alto with signs and T-shirts in support of ga...
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Las Lomitas district faces $1.2 million in cuts
Las Lomitas School District officials are recommending cost reductions that include a hiring freeze, larger classes, cuts in or elimination of some enrichment programs, and sh...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
MP school district seeks $178 parcel tax
Voters will be asked to help the Menlo Park City School District bridge a projected $2 million budget shortfall with a $178 parcel tax. The school board voted Feb. 2 to put a ...
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Tonight: Sally Stewart to be honored
The public is invited to a two-hour celebration for Sally Stewart, a 26-year member of the governing board of the Sequoia Union High School District, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fe...
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Saturday: Healthful eating for kids
Psychologist Annye Rothenberg, a former Portola Valley resident, will answer questions at a signing for her book, "I Like to Eat Treats," from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3...
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Charter school offered space on WHS campus
The Sequoia Union High School District is offering space on the Woodside High School campus to Everest, a new charter public high school.
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Get some sleep!
Research shows high school students need 9 to 10 hours of sleep to be alert and effective. Many aren't getting near that. The local high school district may delay the start of...
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Board edges M-A closer to night games
The long tradition of daytime-only football games at Menlo-Atherton High School is under intensifying scrutiny.
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Train death identified as Gunn grad Brian Taylor
The young man who stepped in front of a Caltrain Friday night has been identified as Brian Bennion Taylor, 19, a 2008 graduate of Gunn High School -- where he was a member of...
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Menlo Park may help fund new Hillview field
With land for new playing fields scarce and demand showing no sign of slowing, Menlo Park may share the cost of a new synthetic field at the renovated Hillview Middle School, ...
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Las Lomitas principal to retire in June
Gerald Traynor, the principal of Las Lomitas Elementary School in Atherton for the last 10 years, has announced his retirement, effective in June.
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Menlo Park kindergarten registration
Priority kindergarten registration for the Menlo Park City School District begins Feb. 1 and ends Feb. 26.
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Get some sleep!
Like it or not, we live according to the laws of nature, and that can be inconvenient. How nice it would be to convert lead into gold, or build a machine that puts to good use...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas principal to retire in June
Gerald Traynor, the principal of Las Lomitas Elementary School in Atherton for the last 10 years, has announced his retirement, effective in June.
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School district won't suspend Tinsley transfers
The Menlo Park City School District won't be shutting its doors to Tinsley transfer students -- at least, not this year. The board decided against that option for coping with ...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Extra! Top stories of 2009
Good news seemed in short supply in 2009, and that was certainly true for residents of the Midpeninsula. A year of big decisions, tight budgets and stretched resources took it...
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